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RISEBALL LEADERSHIP & STAFF


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Bill Edwards, Retired, Hofstra University  
​Hall of Fame Coach  

​RiseBall Camps Partner

Co-founder of Rise Ball Camps and Clinics. Coach Edwards retired after the 2014 season after completing 25 seasons at Hofstra University. One of the best clinicians and sought after speakers in the country. Coach Edwards led the Pride to 14 NCAA tournament appearances, 3 NCAA regional finals, and 1 NCAA regional championship. Coach Edwards has been named Regional Coach of the year 12 times, and as a result of his success with the Pride, he was inducted into the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2009.

Roy Kortmann, Long Island University    
​RiseBall Camps Partner

Co-founder of Rise Ball Camps & Clinics. Coach Roy Kortmann recently finished his 28th season at the helm of the LIU-Brooklyn softball program. Coach Roy has built a perennial softball powerhouse in downtown Brooklyn with over 750 victories and wins over teams from all power 5 conferences in the country, including numerous wins over Top 25 ranked teams. He has lead his teams to 12 regular season NEC championships, 10 NEC tournament championships, 10 NCAA tournament appearances, a Regional Final in 2010 and to the NEC conference championship game 18 of the past 22 years. Coach Roy has been named NEC Coach of the year 10 times and NFCA Regional Staff of the year on 3 occasions. An experienced clinician, teacher and motivational leader,he has helped develop four Division 1 All Americans and numerous All Region and Academic All Americans while maintaining his teams as some of the top GPA leaders in the classroom. Off the diamond, Coach Roy is partners with an experienced corporate executive of a fortune 500 company presenting the very unique "Personal Branding for Athletes" program which has been added as a unique benefit to RiseBall Campers at several of our camps. Coach Roy has also developed Elite Sports Parenting seminars for youth organizations across a variety of sports. In addition, Coach Roy is the executive director of the Our Treat non-profit which delivers meals to families with a member battling cancer.
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Jay Nelson, Retired Rutgers University      
​RiseBall Camps Partner

Co-founder of Rise Ball Camps & Clinics. Coach Nelson retired as the head coach at  Rutgers University at the end of the 2018 season. He led his team to their first ever Big 10 conference tournament in 2016 and led the 2010 Rutgers team to their 1st Big East tournament and another Big East tournament appearance in 2012. An experienced clinician, Coach Nelson was as a top assistant at Seton Hall University for 10 years prior to Rutgers, where he helped guide the Pirates to two Big East Championships, three NCAA Tournament appearances and part of a staff that garnered two regional Coaching Staff of the Year awards.

                     COLLEGES FROM RISEBALL CAMP STAFF HAVE INCLUDED:


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RUTGERS UNIVERSITY

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HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY

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LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY

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PRINCETON UNIVERSITY

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AMHERST COLLEGE

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LA SALLE UNIVERSITY

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LEHIGH UNIVERSITY

DARTMOUTH COLLEGE

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UNIVERSITY OF THE SCIENCES

BARRY UNIVERSITY

HAVERFORD COLLEGE

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NEW YORK UNIVERSITY

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COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

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UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

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YALE UNIVERSITY

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DUKE UNIVERSITY

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CORNELL UNIVERSITY

ADELPHI UNIVERSITY

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THE COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY

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DICKINSON COLLEGE

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QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY

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UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT

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SAINT JOSEPH UNIVERSITY

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MARIST COLLEGE

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CALDWELL COLLEGE

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TRINITY COLLEGE

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EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY

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ITHACA COLLEGE

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TUFTS UNIVERSITY

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GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY

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WILLIAMS COLLEGE

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KEAN UNIVERSITY

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WILKES UNIVERSITY

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RHODE ISLAND UNIVERSITY

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FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

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CHESTNUT HILL COLLEGE

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MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE

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FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY

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ST JOHNS UNIVERSITY

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SETON HALL UNIVERSITY

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